We may slog, we may work towards winning election, but in the end we may lose. So there has to be that spirit of perseverance to believe in the process – and getting Singaporeans to be involved in the process is just as important, if not as important as the outcome.

Workers’ Party Chairman Sylvia Lim (Channel NewsAsia)

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